Dmitry Medvedev lays capsule of the innovative satellite-city Innopolis-Kazan
9 June 2012, Saturday
Chairman of the RF Government Dmitry Medvedev laid capsule with a message to descendants on the place of future innovative satellite-city Innopolis-Kazan. To the point, Head of the Russian Government is on a working trip in Kazan.
Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the Verkhny Uslon region after the meeting with activists of the United Russia’s regional branch in Tatarstan.
Students, members of the United Russia party, representatives of state authorities met Dmitry Medvedev on the place of future Innopolis.
Chairman of the RF Government congratulated everyone on the beginning of new stage in development of Kazan, Tatarstan and the whole country. New big project has been launched today, he said.
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that today’s event is really historical. He reminded that there is everything needed for successful realization of the innovative project Innopolis-Kazan in republic.
The Russian Minister of mass media and communications Nikolai Nikiforov, RT Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of informatization and communications Roman Shaikhutdinov took part in the ceremony.
The event was broadcasted online for all Internet users (the official government portal of the Republic of Tatarstan www.prav.tatarstan.ru)
On 5 May, speaking at a regular meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin informed that currently 63 school catering units are under repairs with the amount of work completed reaching 15 per cent.
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.